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sentence for woman who shot
D. Neilson suspended a pay court costs and complete all normal 4, 1992, as they were riding down Indian and falling onto the grass beside the road, again.
!Prison sentence for Sylvia pmhadon requirements. Hills Road in Demopolis. He was driving where he was picked up by ambulance There was some confusion about Mrs.
who killed her hus- An emotional trial ended in a guilty their car, which then swerved onto the and taken to the hospital. Blackwood's aewrney Wednesday morn-
conviction for the 52 year old Demopolis left side of the road. In testimony during the trial, a ing, Dec. 15. Lawyer Billy Faile of Selma
be placed on years pro- woman Nov. 2. Sentencing was The chain of events unfolded in the No port woman, Judy Johnson, testified did not appear in court. Judge Neiison
special condition that she Wednesday morning, Dec. 15.November trial for manslaughter. O er she overheard Polly Blackwood say said he indicated Mrs. Blackwnod had
Alabama Mental Health to Sylvia Annette Hall Blackwood shot Blackwood died at Whitfieid Hospital in the fatal shooting that she wished she dismissed him, but he would appear in
She was also ordered to her husband twice on the night of March Demopolis after stumbling from his car could dig her husband up and shoot him court. Mrs. Blackwoud said he "told me
m find anou lawyer." epbone
Faile, Judge Neilson gave Mrs.
Blackwond the option of having Faile
present or having him appoint Russell
Burd of Demopolis u her legal
sentafive for sentencing. She accepted
Burdetx.
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Number Seven
Three Sections -- Twenty-Four Pages
50-Cents Per Copy
Linden, Alabama
December 16, i993
Randy Sanders, left, and Deputy Tommie Reese, right, cuff Big Q
9 (. 9
grant for
commissioners
,43, lines
Residents north of Linden'a system nied by Mayor B. R. Dunn and Utilities
may get drinkable water. Board Chairman Kennmh HarrelL
The City of Linden received the Steve Fleegal of Goodwin. Mills and
county commission's blessings Dec. 14 Cawood presented a map of the pro-
m apply for federal grant and special posed area. No final plans have been
funds to extend water lines to rome 500 drawn.
homes presently not served by any Whether or ti-,e counts is eligible to
water syate A apply for grant money this year will
The proposed water lines would depend on the completion of the South
extend along the Jones Place Road Marengo Water Authority's present
up Uwy. 43 to Moseley subdi- expansion which is supposed to he com.
vision, up Hwy. 69, and along Co. Road pleted by March.
44 -- and sections in between. Fleegal projected the project will cost
$1.6 million. "It will probably have to
City Administrator Dennis Mason be handled in three phases due to the
made the request on behalf of the city cost."
that the grant money be applied for in The vote to apply for Linden's grant
the county's name. He was accompa- was ur, nimous.
area where dominoes lay on table as drug deals were made; Butlers post bonds
Quinnie was arrested by and his handler Cpl. Ashley Webber Linden Police Chief Preston Bowden revoked by District Judge C. Kendall
a drug raid Thursday, assisted in the search, said. Craig was picked up Friday, Snow and he reset the bond at $3,000.
Quinnie was charged with possession searched, questioned and released, Judge Snow set the bonds on the two new
y, Dec. of a controlled substance, marijuana, and Bowden said. charges at $3,000 each -- totalling
County Grand Jury on possession of drug paxaphernal that $9,000.
of a controlled was found in his home which is a small Found and confiscated in the search of Quinnie was released on bond
a July 23 arrest, tral]er ahout a block from the mad site. Quinnie's trailer were "several roaches of Tuesday, Dec. 14, after his $9,000 in
marijuana in an ashtray" and an "ale- bonds were posted by Nellie Butler and
faces two drug charges The police had four search warrants minum can believed to be used to smoke W.C. Buffer of Linden.
on a Pool Street issued for the raid. Three were for the crack cocaine" and a set of scales. The
Barber Shop. persons of Quinnie, James Goreo, and evidence was sent to the state forensics Law enforcement officers in the search
rocks of crack cocaine Othneal Craig. laboratory, were Chief Preston Bowden, SSL Harry
a blue plastic barrel, The fourth warrant was for a search of At the time of his arrest Quinnie was Huckabee, Officers Randy Sanders and
gather for dominoes, and Quinnie'strailer. out on bond for the July 23 arrest for pos- Scott McClure, and Deputies Bob
drug sales. The Goree was searched, taken into cus- session of a controlled substance. Wesley, George Osborne, and Tommie
drug sniffmg dog Inko tody, questioned and released Thursday, Quinnie's existing $1,500 bond was Reuse.
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Collier, 23 year old shots were in the lower part of his body.
indicted for the murder The grand jury also indicted Cantabury
Dunning, 62 year old black male of
during Vineland, for the attempted murder of a
degree was returned deputy sberiffand awelfaxeworker.
14, by the Marengo
after a two day ses-
variety of cases.
trial for the murder
and Leo Hart, St,
robbed, and
own blood to die at
D emopolis Aug. 25.
at the scene and her
arrest Sheriff
Ind District Attorney
announced that
they had a confession from Collier in
committing the murder of Mrs. Hart and
at that lime the aUempted murder of Mr.
Hart.
Collier was arrested on the second
murder charge Oct. 12.
The Harts were
beaten to death with
a tire iroo.
Collier was also
indicted by the grand
jury for robbe first
degree of a check-
book from the Hart
home; two cases of
forgery second
degree of two $300
checks forged on the Hart's bank
account; and burglary second degree of
the home of Curtis Wright, a neighbor of
the Hate's
Collier's address was listed as next
dnor to the Harts in the rural area.
The grand jury also indicted a Linden
woman on a charge of murder.
Charlene Dixon is charged with the
murder of Norris
Norfleet, age 34, on
July 4.
The shooting hap-
pened in Dixon's
mobile home on
Gardner Street where
Norfleet was resid-
ing, according to
police.
ACcording to
reports, Norfleet was shot five times --
including one shot in his head -- which
was apparently the fatal shot. The other
Deputy Jesse Langley and Mrs.
Wynell Glass of the Department of
Human Resources were shot at when
they drove to the Dunning home eel 1 to
investigate whether Dunning needed
adult protective services. Family mem-
bers reported Dunning had been tlu ttcn-
ing them with a gun and was able to
take care of himself.
Dunning was indicted for the two
auempted mun charges, plus two cases
of criminal mischief, first and second
degree, for damage to the deputy car and
desuwin Mrs. Glass' vehzle.
Former Demopolis cop spies
dope distributor who drops bag
"Rata" got back in the "uzp" before $50,000 Dec. 13 by District ledge C.
she was even sentenced on a previous Kendall Snow.
"crack" "nap." The suspecfs bag bas been sent m the
She was sent m prison for four years forensics lab in Tu aloou for testinb
Wednesday morning, Dec 15. Davis added.
Sharon "Rau" Dellison was stopped Ronnie Kennedy. 25, a black male of
by Deputy Sonny Breckenridge in RLI, Box 38-A Dixon Mills was amst-
Demopolis about 3:30 p. m. Friday, ed Dec. II for possession of marijnana.
Dec. 10, for excessive speed. He ended Kennedy was released Dec. 13 on a
up arresting her for possession of crack $I,000 bond. Deputy Tommie Reese
cocaine, was the arresting officer.
Sheriff Roger Davis said Andrew Lee Gmyson, 25, a black
Breckm'idge was observing Dollison's nude of RL 1 Box 144-D Thomasville,
vehicle, and she recognized him. She was arrested on Dec. 11 and charged
started driving in an m'rat manner as with ape. Davis said the alleged inci-
Breckenridge followed her. dent occurred on a dirt road in a rural
According to repor Dollison's car area in the muthern part of Marengo
window was stuck and she had teopm County. He was released on a $500
the to udk to tha officer. He qx tted bend. Chief Dep Bate, was
the rocks on the seat of her car and she the anesting ofrtc .
exclaimed* *'You got me." Billy Wayne Chancy, 26, a black
Dellison, 22, a black female of 705 male from Meridian, Ms and Bobby
Second Ave DcmopoUs was arrested Clayton, 30, a black male also from
by deputy Breckenridge, who is a for- Meridian were arrested Dec. I I and
met Dcmopolis police officer, charged with burglary In. They were
DoUison's guilty plea guilty plea to
anothm' charge of unlawful dis bution
of a controlled substance -- selling was the of'd r.
cocaine --.-netted her the four year tenn. "We (the sheriff's department)
Judge neils commented upon sen. received a call, and thought someone
fencing. "I understand you were arrest- was in the club. When we them, the
ed egain over the week end Yon am two subjects been takea into cus-
remanded to the custody of e sheriff to
be transported to Julia Tutwiler Prbee."
Dollison's bond had been set at
arrested for a burglary at Club 21 in :i
Dixon Mills. uty George Osborne :
tody by ouT,"
Chaney and Clayton
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